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Linda Hoffman Shults
April 11, 1943 - October 19, 1926
IRON STATION, N.C.—Linda Hoffman Shults, age 83, of Reinhardt Circle in Iron Station, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Shea Houser officiating. Burial will follow in Iron Station Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service.
Mrs. Shults was born April 11, 1943, in Lincoln County, to the late Robert L. Hoffman and Burleen Brown Hoffman. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jenson C. Shults; son, Scott Brown; and daughter, Velinda Black.
Linda worked as an intake officer for the Department of Corrections. She was loving, generous, feisty, crafty and enjoyed reading, crocheting, traveling, and especially Elvis Presley.
She is survived by her children, Paula Witherspoon (Tom), Jay Shults (Lisa), and Jennifer Barnes (Matt); sister, Debbie Walters (Robert); grandchildren, Sharanda, Jenson, Heath, Eli, Alissa, Trey, Joshua, Ashley, Breanna, David, and Owen; and 15 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salem Baptist Church, Missions, 1982 Salem Church Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home of Lincolnton, N.C. is serving the Shults family.
